Charon Quotes

“Have you any idea how much my kingdom has swollen in this past century alone, how many subdivisions I've had to open?"

I opened my mouth to respond, but Hades was on a roll now.

More security ghouls," he moaned. "Traffic problems at the judgment pavilion. Double overtime for the staff. I used to be a rich god, Percy Jackson. I control all the precious metals under the earth. But my expenses!"

Charon wants a pay raise," I blurted, just remembering the fact. As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth.

Don't get me started on Charon!" Hades yelled. "He's been impossible ever since he discovered Italian suits! Problems everywhere, and I've got to handle all of them personally. The commute time alone from the palace to the gates is enough to drive me insane! And the dead just keep arriving. No, godling. I need no help getting subjects! I did not ask for this war.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Hey!" he shouted. "This is my fucking Lake of Death. I have complete and utter exclusive rights to sailing this lake. Get the fuck off my lake!”
― Jeff Noon, Pollen

“Boatman," she says. "There's a tale I once heard, perhaps as a small child. Of an island full of gentle woods and streams, yet also a place of strange qualities. Many cross to it, yet for each who dwells there, it's as if he walks the island alone...”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant

“...Pluto is also tidally locked to Charon, so it always presents the same face to its moon too. It is like the two are staring at each other, never breaking their gaze, as they waltz around the solar system (creepy).”
― Maggie Aderin-Pocock, The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor

“The languid afternoon. Insects,
droning on into the night. Charon lies
at the bottom of his rowboat,
thinking about his life.”
― Greg Rappleye

“After eons alone, I never knew true loneliness until you.”
― Kerry Williams, She of the Shadows

“I’m beginning to believe there is strength in gentleness.”
― Kerry Williams, She of the Shadows